2301 stories by Erik Gibbs
Bet365, Sportsbet Under Microscope in Australia Over Money Laundering
Two high-profile online gambling companies suspected of violating anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws are under fire in Australia. Bet365 and Sportsbet are the latest to find themselves in regulators' crosshairs, as the land down under's gaming industry gets flipped upside...
William Hill Scores Sportsbook Deal With Scotland’s Celtic FC Soccer Club
Celtic FC, the leaders of the Scottish Premiership, has signed a new deal with William Hill, making the bookmaker its official in-stadium partner. The arrangement includes rights to operate a sportsbook at Celtic Park. William Hill will manage the sportsbook at the...
Philadelphia Eagles Will Take a Break After ‘Thursday Night Football’
Week 9 of the NFL regular season opens with a game at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, that pits teams with different realities against each other. The Philadelphia Eagles, the only undefeated team in the league with a 7-0 record, visit a...
Borgata, BetMGM Team for Poker Tournament Series, $4M+ On the Tables
Live poker experienced a lull during COVID-19, and more than a few poker rooms across the US shut down completely. New Jersey's Borgata isn't giving up, though, and is teaming up with BetMGM to make poker great again. Borgata and BetMGM will...
Australia’s Gambling Ads to Carry Safer Messages to Deter Spending
The BBC wrote last year that 200K Australians have a "high-level problem" with gambling, which would amount to just 0.0077% of the population. However, that percentage is high enough to make the country spend an exorbitant amount of time rewriting the rules...
Imperial Pacific International Settles Casino Workers’ Compensation Claim
Imperial Pacific International (IPI) continues to try to keep from losing its casino exclusivity in Saipan. It's making progress as it pays off some of its multimillion-dollar debt linked to the Imperial Palace casino. That's in hopes that the Commonwealth of Northern...
Mexican YouTuber Extradited to Argentina on Money Laundering Charges Tied to Political Figures
A Mexican national who describes himself as a sports betting sharp was apparently skilled at the art of money laundering as well. Argentina just extradited YouTuber Isaac Eugenio Esparza from Mexico in a case that runs all the way up the political...
China Lottery Winner Keeps $30M Score Hidden From Family So They Wouldn’t Become Lazy
China doesn't like gambling. But it doesn't mind running lotteries to help support welfare programs. One lucky winner just cracked a major lottery, but kept it secret from his family because he thought it would make them become lazy. The Nanning Evening...
UK Gambling Industry Generates More Than $1.8B in Taxes Through First Half of 2022
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) reported recently that gaming is on the rise, almost reaching its pre-COVID-19 level. The country’s tax authority confirmed the gain, showing how much money the UK made from gambling in the first half of the fiscal year....
SkyCity Entertainment Could Face Huge Fines Over AML Failings in Australia
SkyCity Entertainment Group, the New Zealand-based casino operator, is preparing for the worst. It's facing two investigations linked to its casino in Adelaide, Australia, and is setting aside a significant amount of cash in anticipation of having to pay huge fines. Australia’s...
